Model Train Talk South Africa

The Real thing - Prototype Talk => South African Railways - Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë => Topic started by: capeklr on July 02, 2023, 09:42:55 PM

Title: Winter steam
Post by: capeklr on July 02, 2023, 09:42:55 PM

Hi all,
spent a beautiful winters day chasing a steam train.
Lucky me.  ;)
Class 24 with a short train.

Title: Re: Winter steam
Post by: capeklr on July 02, 2023, 09:44:32 PM

Small detail, rag around a pipe to stop a leak.

Title: Re: Winter steam
Post by: capeklr on July 02, 2023, 09:47:16 PM

Somebody overfilled the tender, we won't mention names.  :stir:
I wonder how to recreate this detail on a model.

Title: Re: Winter steam
Post by: capeklr on July 02, 2023, 09:50:23 PM

We spend time laying our track, ballast it, rust the rails and maybe some ground cover,grass and weeds.
But how much is realistic?
Or is this overdone?